B.Agric.Honours in Agricultral Management

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>FARMING SUCCESS</B></FONT><B>     |    </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FARMING SUCCESS"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="graduate.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="B.Agric. in Agricultural Management "><U>Graduate</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT>Honours<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="masters.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="M.Agric. in Agricultural Management"><U>Masters</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="doctoral.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ph.D"><U>Doctoral</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>B.Agric. Honours in Agricultural Management </I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3e2580a0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700b400000000.gif" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="6" CELLSPACING="4" WIDTH="606" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="586"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="586" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 331 WIDTH="586"><div> <B>PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME WHILE YOU'RE WORKING OR FARMING!</B></div> <bR> <div> The Honours course in <B>Agricultural Management</B> is multidisciplinary and aims at developing the student's proficiency in a wide variety of functional areas of farm management, and also at offering training in the management of businesses which process agricultural products. This shift of emphasis brings a greater variety of subject disciplines into action in the presentation of the course.</div> <div> Although the training programme is conducted and coordinated by the Centre for Agricultural Management, the presentation of the programme is a faculty concern, in which almost all the departments in the Agricultural Programme are involved. </div> <div> The Centre for Agricultural Management forms part of the Department of Agricultural Economics with the responsibility of developing and presenting the agricultural management training and research programmes. </div> <div> The management committee of the Centre is comprised of persons both from within and outside the academic milieu.</div> <div> Different study methods will be used, such as lectures and presentations, individual work, group work, group discussions and studies carried out by means of video cassettes. This variety is essential in order to develop your skills in the diverse areas of management.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="tours.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Honours tours"><U>Photo gallery of tours</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 62 WIDTH="586"><div> <B>Specialisation in Agricultural Management</B></div> <div> A script and eight examination papers of two hours each, of which 4 in the first semester and 4 in the second semester, as well as two oral examinations – one in the first semester and one in the second semester. All modules 15 credits each.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 61 WIDTH="586"><div> <B>LBB601: Advanced Agricultural Management</B></div> <div> Management styles, approaches and analysis of the environment, the organisation of information and control of enterprises.</div> <div> Compulsory <A HREF="tours.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Honours tours"><U>tour</U></A>: Visits to farming businesses.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 62 WIDTH="586"><div> <B>LBB602: Financial Management</B></div> <div> The influence of risk on management decisions, the evaluation of economic and financial viability of capital projects and the effect of income tax thereon, the strategic financial management of an agricultural business.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="586"><div> <B>LBB603: Plant Production Management</B></div> <div> Physical, economic and financial planning of all cash crops, fruit, vegetables and perennial cultivated (planted) pastures for an agricultural business.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="586"><div> <B>LBB604: Animal Production Management</B></div> <div> Physical, economic and financial planning of all sorts of livestock (including wildlife), as well as fodder-flow planning for an agricultural business.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 31 WIDTH="586"><div> <B>LBB605: Strategic Marketing Management</B></div> <div> The development of marketing strategies for successful farming.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 31 ><NOBR><div> <B>LBB606: Strategic Human Resources Management</B></div> <div> The development of strategies to improve productivity of human resources on farming level.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="586"><div> <B>LBB607: Association Agreements and Agribusiness Management</B></div> <div> An evaluation of different association agreements that can be used in agriculture; much attention is given to agribusiness management of a farming operation in a changing environment.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 61 WIDTH="586"><div> <B>LBB608: Integrated Agricultural Planning</B></div> <div> Concentrate on the integration of all aspects of a farming business where a farming model is developed into a mini script. </div> <div> Compulsory <A HREF="tours.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Honours tours"><U>tour</U></A>: Visit to agribusinesses.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 45 WIDTH="586"><div> The <A HREF="tours.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Honours tours"><U><B>tours</B></U></A> that are undertaken during the course, is compulsory for all students.  </div> <div> These tours are aimed at providing the student with a practical illustration of various management systems, concepts and techniques.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="586"><bR> <div> <A HREF="masters.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="M.Agric. in Agricultural Management"><U>M.Agric.</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>